Tokyo: Rabbit Officer and Her Evil Partner
Chapter 211 - 132: The Body Doesn’t Lie

Chapter 211: Chapter 132: The Body Doesn’t Lie

Minamoto Tamako didn’t bother with lunch, muttering ’stomachache’, and hurriedly ran back to the police station.

Only then did Moriyama Yasurou realize she had overstepped, she let out an ’ah’ and reached out to stop her, but couldn’t think of an excuse in time, so could only watch helplessly as the ’shamefaced little policewoman’ slipped away.

Minamoto Tamako rushed into the bathroom, leaned against the stall door holding her mouth, swallowing continuously, her face burning red.

It’s over...

Minamoto Tamako’s eyes were covered with a layer of mist, her eyelashes trembled lightly, and after four or five minutes, she finally calmed down. When she let go, her fingertips hung a glistening thread, linking to lips like cherry blossoms.

She can lie to herself, but her body doesn’t lie.

’Could it be that I really like Mr. Fu Jian?’

Minamoto Tamako tidied herself, washed her hands, and returned to her post to continue working. Under the guise of supplementing materials, she applied for fieldwork, sneaking to the library like a thief, finding the encyclopedia, and consulting the index for the definition of ’like’.

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Like（すき/suki）:To be fond of or interested in a person or thing.

For example, "私はアニメがすきです" (I like anime).

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Love（あいじょう/aijou）:Typically refers to deep, sincere feelings toward a person or thing.

For instance, "母の愛情" (a mother’s love).

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Romance（こい/koi）:Primarily refers to romantic love, especially admiration towards the opposite sex, with a sense of passion and longing.

For example, "恋に落ちる（koi ni ochiru）" means falling in love.

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"Falling in love..." Minamoto Tamako murmured, repeating it softly.

The librarian was dozing off with his head on the table, the window screen in the library swayed slightly, and an orange cat lay lazily on the ground stretching.

Late winter is over, early spring is approaching.

She could hear her own pounding heartbeat.

At 21, her first awakening of love, it was indeed a bit late, but love is never rational, it doesn’t care about the occasion or the time. For Minamoto Tamako, this emotion came at a really inopportune time—after Fushimi Roku left, she realized she seemingly, possibly, probably, maybe, should, perhaps liked Mr. Fu Jian.

Is this what they call ’not knowing what you’ve got until it’s gone’?

Minamoto Tamako lay on the study desk, resting her little face in the crook of her arm, anxiously shaking her little legs. For some reason, she suddenly missed Mr. Fu Jian’s kindness.

...No matter what happened, Mr. Fu Jian was never flustered, always coming up with solutions, making her feel very safe...

...Whenever she was troubled, Mr. Fu Jian would buy her a little cake, though ninety percent of her troubles were caused by Mr. Fu Jian...

...Also, Mr. Fu Jian was kind-hearted, upright, sought justice, was good at cooking, liked raising small animals, and had an IQ higher than Einstein...

Looking at it this way, there are too many merits of Mr. Fu Jian to count!

Minamoto Tamako shook her head repeatedly, thinking to herself no no, nobody’s perfect, how could she have a filter for Mr. Fu Jian? Is this what they call ’love makes you dumb’? Minamoto Tamako sat up abruptly, pouting, thinking that she was different from those superficial girls, she would always think rationally no matter what happened!

Yes, precisely, Mr. Fu Jian also has flaws!

The first being leaving without saying goodbye, which is excessive no matter how you look at it! Secondly, he’s lazy, doesn’t work properly, and has no passion for life! Also, Mr. Fu Jian always looked down on her IQ, liked to keep things to himself, and up until now, who knows how many little secrets he’s hidden!

And that’s not all, Mr. Fu Jian doesn’t report when he goes out, doesn’t take her along for errands, and loves wandering about, he might even have his own secret stash.

The more Minamoto Tamako thought about it, the more unhappy she became, wishing she could tie Fushimi Roku with a rope, making him behave like A-jun.

She lost herself in thought alone in the library until off-hours, then hurried back to the police station, clocking out with a guilty heart... This was the first time Minamoto Tamako slacked off during work, and she felt a strong sense of guilt, not happy at all.

It’s all Fushimi Roku’s fault! If he stayed obediently at home, she wouldn’t be this distracted.

Minamoto Tamako jogged all the way back home, taking a deep breath before opening the door with a key, she quickly unlocked it, deliberately calling out loudly: "I’m back!"

"Woof!"

A-jun reacted the fastest, excitedly rushing to the entrance, jumping into Minamoto Tamako’s arms, wagging his tail continuously.

"Good, good, A-jun is such a good boy."

Minamoto Tamako petted the dog’s head, and slipping off her round-toed leather shoes, she peeked around, feeling disappointed that Fushimi Roku wasn’t in the living room.

"Sakurako, what are you doing?"

Wearing slippers, she toddled back to her room.

Taira Sakurako was as usual residing at home, thoroughly engrossed in "Baki", fantasizing about being able to punch out all the bad guys in one blow. Minamoto Tamako peeked at it, all exaggerated musclemen fighting loudly, not as appealing as the recently released Sailor Moon. She pouted, didn’t say much, and casually asked: "Did you see Mr. Fu Jian today? Did he call home?"

"No," Taira Sakurako didn’t even look up.

Upon hearing this, Minamoto Tamako felt even more disappointed.

She stepped out of the room and returned to the living room, searching around... If Mr. Fu Jian had left voluntarily, he should have at least left a note, right?

Minamoto Tamako searched the coffee table and drawers, occasionally lying on the ground to check furniture crevices. To avoid missing anything, she even reached her hand into the sofa crevices, feeling around, ending up finding a pile of coins.

"Strange, why would there be money under the sofa cushion?"

Minamoto Tamako counted it, quite a sum approaching 300,000, with both loose change and bills, not like pocket money accidentally fallen in.

Taira Sakurako was enjoying her manga, upon hearing this, she immediately perked up her ears. She hurriedly put down the manga and peeked from the room, only to find her savings discovered by Minamoto Tamako.

Not good!

Taira Sakurako put on a fake smile and proactively asked: "What are you looking for?"

Minamoto Tamako hadn’t told Sakurako about Fushimi Roku’s disappearance, mainly to avoid making her anxious, but since Fushimi Roku hadn’t returned for so long, she couldn’t hide it any longer, so Minamoto Tamako had to be honest, also asking if Taira Sakurako had any clues.

"Maybe he went out to play..." Taira Sakurako lied.

That night, she received Fushimi Roku’s hush money, vaguely guessing he was up to something again. Now that he was missing, she wasn’t worried at all—he willingly went out to court death, what’s there to worry about?

Taira Sakurako had a strong sense of duty, taking money and resolving troubles for others, since she accepted the money, she had to do her job. No matter how much Minamoto Tamako asked, she remained tight-lipped.

"How strange, you aren’t you two siblings? Mr. Fu Jian doesn’t care about you at all, even if he went out to play, he should have told his sister something, right?" Minamoto Tamako was furious, folding her arms, eyebrows raised, waving the wad of bills in her hand.

But on second thought, she found something was odd.